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    Migrants in the land of expatriates  –   (Social Issues) ·  Kerala’s key attraction as a destination of domestic migrant labourers is the high wage levels in the State as compared to the States of their origin. ·  But life…

    Let’s fight climate change unitedly  –   (International Relations)   ·  The Prime Minister said India and the Pacific Island Countries can enrich each other through bilateral and regional cooperation, and suggested they work together for UN reforms. ·  Rich…

    Twin states lead in political killings  –   (Social Issues) · Personal animosity and property disputes were the main reasons for the murders in India (NCRB report) · Illicit relationships and love affairs are the next leading reason for murders…

    Chattisgarh’s torture cells exposed  –  (social issues) ·   No food and water for two days while being produced in courts, no doctor to treat sick inmates, no possibility of meeting or speaking to family members. These are some of…

Editorial: The sprouting of the ‘Look West’ Policy  –  (International relations)       • Narasimha Rao’s “Look East” Policy succeeded because South-East Asia began to “look West” to India, seeking a balancer to         China. Mr.…

    Going beyond Inflation Targeting  –  (Economics) The draft Indian financial code bill states that the primary goal of RBI should be inflation targeting. An argument for inflation targeting is that in the long run there is no trade-off…

PM makes a statement with mosque visit  –   (International Relations) ·         Modi in the UAE says West Asian nation is a mini-India, adds that he wants it to be India’s foremost trade ally. ·         The high point of the first…

EC suspends Aadhaar linkage initiative  –  (Governance)   ·         Following the Supreme Court’s August 11 orders on Aadhaar, the Election Commission of India issued notices on Thursday suspending “with immediate effect till further orders” all activities to collect and feed…

Farmers may get Modi’s I-Day gift  ·         The poor crop insurance cover is among the reasons for suicide by farmers in distress. ·         The Agriculture Ministry has said that 3,313 farmers had committed suicide for agrarian reasons in the past…

Re-imagining India’s iconography  –   (social  issues) ·         A diverse nation needs a diverse iconography. Let us not fall into a trap of narrow-mindedness and sectarianism while scripting our nation’s autobiography and commemorating important events and cultural icons ·         There…